by Ahram Online
At press conference in doctors syndicate, physicians say military violence and attacks against them by army and police during recent clampdown on protesters was systematic; demand respect for medical mission.
Doctors held a press conference at their syndicate on Sunday narrating stories of what they described as systematic targeting of physicians and Tahrir field hospitals during clashes between the military and protesters on Qasr El-Aini in December as well as Mohamed Mahmoud Street in November.
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Doctors did not only suffer from military violence on the field but were also tracked down afterwards, according to various testimonies. Doctor Ahmed Hussein, the physician responsible for documenting the numbers of injuries and deaths resulting from the clashes, was kidnapped and tortured. Another doctor said several physicians have received phone calls threatening that their families will be targeted if they do not stop aiding demonstrators.
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